Libraries Have So Many Stories to Tell...

...and
not just through their books. Staff, volunteers, and customers all have their own stories to share. After all, the library
exists for and is held together by these people that dedicate their
lives to the library, share their community through the library, and
enrich their lives through the library.

As
an Information Resources and Library Science graduate student at the
University of Arizona and an intern with the Pima County Public Library,
I am learning more every day about the wonderful people that embody the
library community and the stories of how the library has changed their
lives. I have been humbled, gratified and amazed at the loyalty and
commitment in the library community, whether it be a volunteer that
comes in once a week, a customer that has found an outlet to unlimited
resources, or a staff member that has spent 40 years in the library.In
this blog I will be sharing these stories. Maybe you know the people in
the stories. Maybe you know someone like them. Or maybe you would like
to experience the same connections that they do to the library. Whatever
draws you to read these stories, you will discover that the riches in
the library are not just books or videos or programs. The real riches
are the people that love the library.

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About the Scrapbook

The Library Scrapbook is a collection of interviews and photographs of the customers, staff, and volunteers of the libraries in the Pima County Public Library system. It is the project of University of Arizona graduate student Samantha Barry, for Fall 2012.

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Samantha BarryOriginally from the Chicago area, I have now been a resident of Tucson for five years. I am working on a Master’s degree in Information Resources and Library Science at the University of Arizona in Tucson.

In my previous career, I was a marketing communications professional for 15 years, working as a writer and project manager.

After my graduation in May 2013, I would like to work with public libraries in a marketing/social media capacity. I volunteer as the Home and School President of my children’s school, run a Girl Scout Troop, and in what little spare time I have I read, crochet, and tweet.